02736nam 2200625 450 991078772080332120230126212130.00-7391-7867-9(CKB)2670000000518500(EBL)1609354(SSID)ssj0001108734(PQKBManifestationID)12520065(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001108734(PQKBWorkID)11103619(PQKB)10115963(MiAaPQ)EBC1609354(Au-PeEL)EBL1609354(CaPaEBR)ebr10848428(CaONFJC)MIL573054(OCoLC)872701276(EXLCZ)99267000000051850020131118h20142014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrResilience in South Sudanese women hope for daughters of the Nile /Godriver Wanga-OdhiamboLanham :Lexington Books,[2014]©20141 online resource (241 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-7866-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Historical background to Sudan's civil war -- Movement beyond the borders -- Settling in: self settlement in Nairobi -- Providing for refugees -- Coping strategy: establishment of social network -- Coping strategy two: small scale economic ventures -- Behold the promised land: America -- Sudanese women: the real heroines.This book traces the origin and developments of civil wars in Southern Sudan and how they impacted the female population. It shows how these refugee South Sudanese women dealt with homelessness in host countries through various coping strategies, and their eventual resettlement in USA where again they experienced cultural collisions. Finally, Resilience in South Sudanese Women traces their settlement in America, the challenges they experienced, and how they overcame them through determination and resilience.Women and warSouth SudanWomenSouth SudanSocial conditionsWomen refugeesSouth SudanSouth SudaneseUnited StatesSudanHistoryCivil War, 1983-2005South SudanPolitics and government2005-2011Women and warWomenSocial conditions.Women refugeesSouth Sudanese305.409629Wanga-Odhiambo Godriver1960-1498777MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787720803321Resilience in South Sudanese women3724416UNINA